I have the energy efficient appliances and the lightbulbs that look like pigs' tails. I abhor the LED holiday lights which look like they belong in the public lounge of a psychiatric hospital at Christmas.

My husband would love to see the whole family huddled around a single 40 watt bulb during the winter, but when he's not here, I dare to keep lights on in the rooms adjacent to the one I'm in. I *need* the light in winter to keep from crouching on ledges like a suicidal gargoyle.

We recycle, except when I'm not in the mood to clean yogurt cups, cream cheese tubs, peanutbutter jars, and other vaguely gross and greasy containers before disposal. Then I hide them in the trash so my husband (the self-righteous recycler) won't see them.

Like you, I want to be the type of person who *only* buys locally grown but I've resisted the organic food coops because cooking is already a pain in the ass and I can't deal with the guilt of Wasting Food I Have No Effin Idea What to Do With. I do, however, try to buy locally and at the supermarket and only buy U.S. produce.

So yeah, I'm willing to make some changes but would love to see industries do more than PR opps.